Job
Job 2:12
12When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When they lifted up | וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ | way·yiś·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| their eyes | עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם | ‘ê·nê·hem | Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| from afar | מֵרָחוֹק֙ | mê·rā·ḥō·wq | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H7350 distant, far |
| they could barely | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| recognize | הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ | hik·kî·ru·hū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular | H5234 regard, recognize |
| They began to weep | וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ | way·yiḇ·kū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1058 weep, bewail |
| aloud | וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ | way·yiś·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| and each man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| tore | וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙ | way·yiq·rə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7167 tear |
| his robe | מְעִל֔וֹ | mə·‘i·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4598 robe |
| and threw | וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ | way·yiz·rə·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2236 to toss or throw |
| dust | עָפָ֛ר | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| in the air | הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה׃ | haš·šā·mā·yə·māh | Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H8064 sky, aloft |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| his head | רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם | rā·šê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7218 head |
Cross-references
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Lamentations 2:10 · Ezekiel 27:30 · Nehemiah 9:1 · Joshua 7:6 · Job 1:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.